Exploring the Multilevel Perception of Safety Climate on Taiwanese Construction Sites

Wei Tong Chen, Hew Cameron Merrett, Ying-Hua Huang, Shih Tong Lu, Wen Chun Sun and Yadi Li
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Wei Tong Chen: Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering Science and Technology, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin 640, Taiwan
Hew Cameron Merrett: Graduate School of Engineering Science and Technology, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin 640, Taiwan
Ying-Hua Huang: Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin 640, Taiwan
Shih Tong Lu: Department of Logistics and Shipping Management, Kainan University, Taoyuan 300, Taiwan
Wen Chun Sun: Occupational Safety Engineer, AXIOM Int’l Environmental Engineering Corp., Taipei 114, Taiwan
Yadi Li: Department of Real Estate and Construction, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 17, 1-18

Abstract: This study investigates multilevel differences in safety climate (SC) perception dimensions between management and laborers on Taiwanese construction sites. With Taiwan’s high rate of construction site safety incidents, implementing successful safety strategies requires understanding differences in SC perceptions between management and laborers. This study used a structured SC questionnaire with responses from 74 managers and 261 laborers. The analysis of collected data includes (1) descriptive statistics comparing the selected dimensions; (2) Pearson correlation analysis examining relationships between SC perception dimensions; (3) t -test and one-way ANOVA to assess relationships between the respondent’s background and SC perception dimensions; and (4) Post-Tukey comparison analysis to compare the SC perception differences between management and laborers. The results indicate that management-level staff show a higher degree of SC perception than laborer-level staff. This level of SC perception varies between individual dimensions. The strongest convergence between the two groups is observed in the dimension of ‘workmate care of each other’, and the greatest divergence is found in ‘risk decision making’. Previous studies regarding SC perception in Taiwan specifically focus on construction workers and neglect the differences in perception between management and laborers. The outcomes of this study contribute to the understanding of multilevel SC perceptions, which can be used in the development of targeted strategies to improve SC on construction sites.

Keywords: construction safety; safety climate perception; safety management; construction site; worker safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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